Fenghou

Chen Qing nodded, and said to Prisoner: "Put them under house arrest at the Master's Terrace, and find some Jurchen women from the tailoring yard to serve them."

The Song Army captured Fengxiang Mansion and captured more than 2000 Jurchen family members, most of whom are women. They are currently working in various workshops. If the Jin people are willing to exchange the kidnapped Han people, Chen Qing will not object .

In fact, they are not the only ones. When Wan Yanhe Lisa retreated 1 troops from Guanzhong last year, they were ambushed and intercepted by Chen Qing, and 5000 Jurchen soldiers were also captured. They are currently mining in the mine. Together with the captured Jurchen soldiers this time, As for the family members, there are more than [-] people.

Next, it is necessary to use these prisoners of war to make a fuss.

As soon as Chen Qing returned to the official room, Jiang Yanxian found him. Jiang Yanxian handed a thick account book to Chen Qing and said with a smile: "This is the income and expenditure account that Xuan Fu envoy wants."

This is because the various income and expenditures caused by the Jinbing invasion were obvious, there were dozens of pages, and Chen Qing was overwhelmed by the various expenditures, he closed the account book and asked with a smile: "Just tell me directly! How much did you lose?"

"The expenditure is 120 million guan, not counting the reward of 50 guan and 20 bolts of silk. Most of it is pension expenditure. Calculated at 45 guan per person, the total is 15 guan. The rest is various food materials and manpower expenses. 30 civilians were mobilized before and after, and each paid two guan, which is 30 guan, and the double military salary of the participants. Although it was less than a month, 20 guan was consumed, as well as food, supplies, Meat and so on, almost [-] guan.”

Chen Qing sighed secretly, war is fighting for money, that's right.

"What about the income?" Chen Qing asked again.

"The income is not much, it is armor, horses and weapons, which is converted to about 50 guan."

"In other words, we lost more than 70 yuan in this war?"

Jiang Yan nodded first. "Indeed!"

"Wait a minute!"

Chen Qing said with a smile: "And the prisoners of war? Jin Guo used money and wealth to ransom people. There are 5000 people. Each of us needs [-] pennies in ransom. Does it make ends meet?"

"What if the Kingdom of Jin refuses to redeem them? No one has come to negotiate with the prisoners of war from last year."

Chen Qing smiled slightly: "That's because they want to destroy us and save people directly, so they don't need to take ransom. Now stealing chickens is not enough to pay a handful of rice. The population of Jurchens is not large. How could they not cherish these prisoners of war?" ? Don't worry! The messenger will come soon."

Seeing that Jiang Yanxian still had a helpless expression, Chen Qing got up and said with a smile, "Call Zhang Sima, let's have a drink together."

The three came to East Street, which is the most prosperous commercial center in the entire Jingzhao City, including the three-mile-long East Street and the East Street Wazi, which covers an area of ​​nearly [-] acres. East Street is a gathering of various high-end restaurants, teahouses and shops. It is a place where people above the middle class like to visit.

But Wazi, located in the middle of Dongda Street, is very popular among the people at the bottom. Everything here is down-to-earth. There are more than 300 small shops for food, clothing and housing. You can find a bunk for five Wen and get a good night's sleep.

You can even spend more than 100 Wen to go to the innermost Xiaohua Lane, which is very popular among soldiers.

However, in the past few days, the East Street is full of scholars who came to Jingzhao to rush for the exam. In ten days, the Sichuan-Shaanxi Spring Examination and the Jingzhao Taixue Entrance Examination will be held. People from all over Bashu, Xihe Road, Shaanxi Road, Hanzhong More than 1 scholars from other places will take this exam.

It is said that those who pass the exam will be awarded directly to the real lack of officials. It is because of this rumor that many people travel thousands of miles to try their luck, and the imperial examination of the Lin'an court will be next year, which will not affect the imperial examination of Jingzhao.

Tianranju restaurant was almost full, all of them were scholars who came to rush for the exam. Chen Qing and the others came to a small courtyard behind, and several beautiful maids stepped forward to take off their coats.

Besides Jiang Yanxian and Zhang Xiaohou, Zhou Kuan and Zhang Miao also followed.

Chen Qing sat down and said with a smile: "I'm treating guests today, it's the same as last time! I like it very much."

Zhou Kuan gave some instructions to the shopkeeper, and the shopkeeper immediately arranged to serve food and drinks. Zhou Kuan took a sip of tea and saw that Jiang Yanxian was still frowning, so he smiled and said, "If you win the battle, you will definitely make a lot of money. Don't worry about Jiang Changshi anymore."

Jiang Yan picked up the teacup and smiled wryly, "I can't think of any other way to make money other than slapping the golden man hard when redeeming it?"

Chen Qing also took a sip of tea and said with a smile: "Speaking of winning battles and making money, I remembered something. I have invited Cao Changchun, the chief of the Yellow-headed Uighur, and his wife to visit Jingzhao. It may be coming in two days. Shi arrange it and try to be as grand as possible.”

"No problem, I will arrange thousands of people to go to the streets to welcome them, but what did the Xuanfu envoy invite the yellow-headed Uighur chief to come to Jingzhao? I'm a little curious."

Chen Qing said lightly: "To discuss a big matter!"

Chapter 623 Mission

In the middle of the night, Chen Qing and Yu Lian had a frenzy again, and then they lay down happily, and Yu Lian lay in her husband's arms and twisted her body coquettishly, "It was agreed five times a night, this is only the third time! How can I give it to others twice?"

"Let's do it again after getting up! You are old, Wujiro can't do it anymore."

Yu Lian covered her mouth and laughed, "I'm just joking, I think twice is enough. Tomorrow, the master will go out with dark circles under his eyes, and Madam should clean me up again."

"You goblin needs to be cleaned up!"

Chen Qing yawned wearily and said, "Tell me what you said, so hurry up and tell me!"

"My lord, our uncle is here."

Chen Qing was taken aback, "Is that the bastard who dedicated your sisters to the government?"

"Actually, we were young at that time, and we didn't know much about it. Only now do we understand that if my uncle wanted to sell us, it should be sold to a brothel, not to the government. He couldn't get any money. At that time, our sisters were in the county. The reputation is great, and when the government heard about it, they came directly to ask for people, so uncle couldn't help it, and he had to send us away."

"How do you know he didn't get the money?"

"We were actually conscripted by the palace, but we were not sent to Bianliang, but to King Jingzhao's Mansion. We have inquired, and the recruited girls have no money, and they are only exempted from hard labor for three years as compensation."

Chen Qing said with a smile: "This used to be the palace of the prince. You came to Jingzhao to live here?"

"It's not here, it's the front, where it was changed to the government office. This is just the back garden of the palace. We haven't been here before."

"Continue to talk about your uncle, what happened to him?"

"He lives in Jingzhao now, runs a small shop, raises three children, and lives in a very difficult life. He came to find our sister a few days ago, hoping that we can help him. Aying and I each gave him five hundred Is the money too little?"

Chen Qing couldn't keep his eyes open, he put his arms around Yu Lian and said, "A thousand guan is actually a lot, if you think it's too little, you can tell Madam about it, and she can make the decision."

Yu Lian stammered: "My cousin is going to take the imperial examination this year, can the master take care of him..."

But she didn't hear her husband's answer, and Yu Lian realized that her husband had fallen asleep.

She had no choice but to sigh helplessly, turned around, and squeezed her tender body into her husband's arms, letting his arms wrap around her waist. This was her favorite way of sleeping, and she fell asleep in a daze .

Early in the morning, Chen Qing tidied up and went to the government office.

Yu Lian found her sister Yu Ying, and said with a distressed expression: "Last night, I finally worked up the courage to tell the master about my cousin, but he fell asleep..."

Yu Ying covered her mouth and smiled, "Did you wake up to catch monsters again in the middle of the night?"

"He wanted it at night!"

"Come on, my master and I both slept through the night until dawn, and we didn't make any fuss in the middle of the night. You must be playing the witch again."

Yu Ying smiled coquettishly and patted Yu Lian's back twice, "You are much better than me here, you have the ability to pretend to be a fairy!"

Yu Lian blushed, and quickly changed the topic: "Tell the master about your cousin tonight!"

Yu Ying curled her lips, "I won't talk about such things! If he is capable, he will take the exam by himself, and if he fails the exam, he will study hard. I don't like things like looking for relationships."

Yu Lian was a little embarrassed, "But I promised uncle."

Yu Ying sighed and said, "I know you like to save face, or ask your wife for help, but I want to remind you, our cousin is not a good person, he looks very strange when he looks at you."

Yu Lian said in astonishment, "Why don't I know what I think of me?"

"You are serving tea to uncle! He stared at your body and swallowed a few times."

Yu Ying sneered and said, "He looked stupid, but he forgot that I was right next to him!"

Yu Lian was immediately ashamed and annoyed, stomped her feet and said, "I treat him as a cousin and want to help him, how can he be so rude?"

"He is a toad who wants to eat swan meat. What is your status, it's his turn to make up your mind? But I want to remind you, don't meet him again in the future."

Yu Lian gave Yu Ying a dissatisfied look, "Who do you think I am? I am a bit of a slut in front of the master, and I am willing. Could it be that I will do the same in front of other men? You underestimate me, I just want to As a third-rank wife, can Lin Jianqing give it to me?"

Yu Ying quickly put her arms around her sister and said, "Of course you won't. I'm just afraid that he will play tricks and become obsessed with sex. We must guard against him. This kind of person can do anything."

Yu Lian gritted her teeth and said bitterly, "I won't give him any chance."

Yu Ying said again: "I mean, tell Madam about this matter, we sisters are all thanks to the master's favor, we have to be careful, in case he spreads some rumors outside and ruins our reputation, Master will doubt us, why not tell Madam first to show that we are open-minded."

Yu Lian thought for a while, and agreed with Yu Ying's suggestion, "You are right, put things ahead, so as not to be misunderstood by the master."

……

Lu Xiu was changing her half-year-old daughter's diaper, after listening to Yu Ying and Yu Lian's narration, Lu Xiu's pretty face immediately sank, "Try to stay away from this kind of person, A-Lian don't meet him again. "

Yu Lian hurriedly said: "I will definitely not pay attention to him anymore, I am afraid that he will spread rumors outside and damage my reputation."

Lu Xiu snorted, "If he dares to talk nonsense outside, I will send someone to break his legs."

After a pause, Lu Xiu said to Yu Lian: "A-Lian stay here, Ah Ying will go first!"

Yu Ying glanced at her sister sympathetically, then turned around and left. It must have happened last night again, and Madam noticed it.

Yu Lian was a little trembling, the only thing she was afraid of was Madam, if Madam stared, her legs would go weak.

Lu Xiu smiled and said, "You don't have to be afraid, it's a good thing!"

"Madam, please order!"

"You will accompany the officer these few nights, take good care of him at night, use all your skills, five times a night, ten times a night, it's up to you."

Yu Lian was so frightened that she plopped down on her knees and begged, "Ma'am, I won't dare again!"

"What are you doing, get up first, who made you kneel."

Yu Lian stood up with tears in her eyes, "Madam, I promise I won't harass the master at night."

"Call the officer! How many times have you told you that the master is called by the maid, and you are concubines, so you should call the officer."

"Yes! I remember."

Lu Xiu smiled and said, "Do you think I'm speaking ironically? It scares you like that."

Yu Lian lowered her head and murmured in her heart, "It's not the irony! '

Lu Xiu sighed and said: "There is a reason why I asked you to do this. The official once had an affair in Zhangye, and the other party was the concubine of the Yellow-headed Uighur chief. Today, the Yellow-headed Uyghur chief will arrive in Jingzhao. I guess His concubine will also bring, I don't want a foreign woman among my sisters, do you understand what I mean?"

Only then did Yu Lian suddenly realize, she lowered her head and whispered, "I understand!"

Lu Xiu smiled again: "This is the task I gave you. If you empty out the official's temperament, he won't rekindle his old love for that woman. This is just a secret between us, and Ah Ying can't say it, remember. Living?"

"I remember!"

"After these few days, you should rest for a while, and I'll make up for the officials again."

"Ma'am, since that woman is the great chief's concubine, the officials shouldn't have any thoughts about other people's wives and concubines, right?"

Lu Xiu said lightly: "That's because you don't understand. Women are just a piece of property to their nomads. It's normal to give them to friends. I understand my husband's thoughts very well. Normally he would not accept it, but if If he's tempted, it's hard to say, so we can't let him be tempted, this is called drawing the fire from the bottom of the pot, if there is no fire, there will be only a pot of cold water left in his heart."

Chapter 624 VIP

On the official road to the west of Jingzhao, a team of more than [-] people is marching mightily. A large flag with a black wolf head embroidered on a yellow background is particularly eye-catching. The soldiers and nobles in the team are generally wearing yellow clothes. People gathered around to watch, and news soon spread that this was the chief of the Yellow-headed Uighurs who came to visit Jingzhao, and it was rumored that the chief and the Xuanfu envoy were sworn brothers.

The great chief Cao Changchun rode on the horse with great interest, and his wives, concubines and seven children sat in the carriage behind him. and bring.

Of course Cao Changchun knew Chen Qing’s intention of inviting him to Jingzhao at this time, and he had been paying attention to the movement of Xixia. Similarly, he learned the news that the Kingdom of Jin sent troops to Xixia, which led to the eradication of Xiao Heda and the rapid cessation of the civil war in Xixia.

In the next step, Xixia will inevitably turn around and fight for the Hexi Corridor, or go south to attack Xihe Road. The Uighur and Song armies must unite to deal with Xixia. This is the meaning of his alliance and sworn worship with Chen Qing.

In fact, Cao Changchun was far more anxious about Xixia than Chen Qing. While Chen Qing was attacking Shaanxi Road, he had already seized Suzhou and Guazhou. If he annexed Shazhou again, he would be able to link up with his current territory All in one.

However, Xixia had [-] elite troops in Shazhou. Last month, when Cao Changchun's army attacked Shazhou, they were defeated by the Shazhou Xixia Army, with more than [-] casualties and a commander killed.

This failure is a bad signal. Once Xixia counterattacks, he will inevitably be attacked by the enemy. His foothold is not stable and Suzhou and Guazhou will definitely be lost. He is afraid that Ganzhou will not be able to hold it, and will be driven back to the back of Qilian Mountain.

Therefore, when Chen Qing invited his whole family to visit Jingzhao, he immediately understood and took the whole family to Jingzhao.

Of course, Cao Changchun would never come to the door empty-handed. He brought 100 million sheep as a gift this time. The sheep were inconvenient to travel long distances, so they stayed in Lanzhou, and Niu Gao, the new Lanhuang governor, took over.

"Great Chief, that's Jingzhao City!"

Liangzhou Tongju, who accompanied Cao Changchun to the south, pointed to the faintly visible city wall ahead and laughed loudly.

"Yeah! Nothing has changed."

Cao Changchun ordered: "Speed ​​up!"

The team speeded up and drove towards Jingzhao City. After a while, Wang Qiu, the order of the Zhiguo Department of the Xuanfu envoy's mansion, came to greet him.

At this time, Chen Qing brought a group of officials who were already waiting outside the west city gate.

An official rode a horse and galloped to know it, and said loudly: "Report to the Xuanfu envoy, the Uighur team is five miles away!"

Chen Qing nodded, and said to Jiang Yanxian: "Cao Changchun sent millions of sheep this time, most of which are ewes. I have asked Niu Gao to accept them and raise them by Qinghai Lake in the future. We also have to take them out here. Give the other party food and cloth as gifts in return, and give a little more."

Jiang Yanxian smiled and said, "Don't worry, envoy Xuan Fu! We guarantee that there will be no problems in the exchange of favors."

Not long after, Cao Changchun's team arrived. Cao Changchun got off his horse and laughed loudly: "My brother, I haven't seen you for a long time. Brother is really happy today!"

"Me too, I miss my brother very much!"

The two smiled and hugged each other tightly. Cao Changchun introduced his seven children to Chen Qing. The eldest son, Cao An, was 15 years old and should be the next chief.

Chen Qing untied his sword and gave it to Cao An with a smile: "This is the sword forged by Lu Yang, a famous swordsmith in the Song Dynasty, and I give it to my nephew!"

Cao Changchun hurriedly said to his son: "This is your uncle's sword, why don't you thank you!"

Cao An took the sword and bowed to salute, "Nephew, thank uncle for giving me the sword!"